rgl1100
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Amazing thought but I have a few questions before I start tearing into this situation. Although the engine starter doesn't even crank when I depress the starter toggle on the dash, it will crank when I use the emergency cross over. If there was high resistance at the starter solenoid would this respond like this? It's very interesting that my mechanic said that the toggle doesn't seem to trip with low voltage but when 12v is placed on it it trips. Could this be caused by a short across the starter solenoid? If there was a short wouldn't the starter not even work? This scenerio is very very interesting and sounds like a possibility but I really don't want to start dismantling both engines if it's a long shot. Is there any way to test the starter solenoid without swapping it out. Is there a way to test resistance across the solenoid itself? What would a multimeter read if the solenoid was bad? Would it simply show continuity where it shouldn't be? Thank you so much for everyones continued thoughts on this matter. I keep obsessing about it and trying to figure out where to go next...........
So my mechanic says, because of the tests he's done so far, it isn't the starter or the solenoid but he thinks it might be the starter relay. Can anyone tell me where the relay is located? Is it one of the cubes that sits next to the PCM?